Wednesday, 14 February 2018

ZTE Axon 9 rumor points to 18:9 screen and Snapdragon 845 chipset

ZTE’s head honcho
confirmed that the Axon 9 is coming this year and now some alleged images and
specs have surfaced on Weibo. The phone both is and isn’t what we expected.

A 6” AMOLED screen
with QHD+ resolution – and 18:9 aspect ratio – was to be expected. A high-res
AMOLED was one of the key selling points of the 7. But if you look under the
screen, you’ll see that this Axon 9 features capacitive keys.

Then there are two dual cameras. The rear
camera features a 20MP primary sensor (an upgrade over the Dual 12MP camera of
the Axon 7s) while the dual selfie camera sports a 13MP main sensor.

The other defining feature of the Axon 7 was
a flagship chipset and the rumors don’t disappoint – a Snapdragon 845 chip will
be paired with 6GB of RAM and 128GB/256GB storage for the top-end model. There
will be a more affordable unit with 4GB RAM, 64GB storage.

Speaking of, the rumored price for the ZTE
Axon 9 is somewhere between $550 and $630, quite competitive for what it
offers. The phone should launch with Android 8.0 Oreo and ZTE’s recent shift
closer to stock Android is encouraging. When it might launch the rumors do not
say.